Bridge Moments

Bridge Moments

Making the Most of Every Opportunity

ByPaul Hainline

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What if you don't have to be afraid of the conversation? The Christians we admire most weren't the ones who memorized arguments. They were the ones who knew how to listen — to a person across a table, a coworker pulled aside in the break room, a stranger on a long flight — and to recognize the moment when the conversation was ready to turn toward something more. Jesus called those moments by no name. He just walked into them. The woman at the well. Nicodemus at night. Zacchaeus in the tree. The rich young ruler stopping Him on the road. In every one, He listened first, met the person where they actually were, and let truth do its own work. Bridge Moments is a study of those encounters. Twelve case studies from the Gospels. Three from Acts — Philip and the Ethiopian, Paul on Mars Hill, the Philippian jailer. Five chapters on the practice — learning to listen, moving from the natural to the spiritual, seasoning speech with salt, handling rejection with grace, and the heart that has to come before any word. Twenty chapters across four parts, grounded in Colossians 4:5-6: "Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity." Every claim from Scripture. Three appendices included for small-group use: a quick reference chart, a Scripture index, and a full set of group exercises. This is not a book of techniques. It's a study of how Jesus and the early church actually did it, written for the Christian who wants to stop being afraid of the conversation and start seeing the bridge in front of them.

Details

Publication Date
May 13, 2026
Language
English
Category
Religion & Spirituality
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): Paul Hainline

Specifications

Pages
394
Binding Type
Paperback Perfect Bound
Interior Color
Black & White
Dimensions
Digest (5.5 x 8.5 in / 140 x 216 mm)

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